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Thousands of anti-austerity protesters rally outside Dublin's General Post Office to hear speeches opposing government plans for more spending cuts and tax rises Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government says it will unveil Ireland's sixth straight austerity budget next month in hopes of reducing the country's 2013 deficit to 8.6 percent, still nearly triple the spending limit that eurozone members are supposed to observe. (AP Photo/Shawn Pogatchnik)

Thousands of anti-austerity protesters rally outside Dublin's General Post Office to hear speeches opposing government plans for more spending cuts and tax rises Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. The government says it will unveil Ireland's sixth straight austerity budget next month in hopes of reducing the country's 2013 deficit to 8.6 percent, still nearly triple the spending limit that eurozone members are supposed to observe. (AP Photo/Shawn Pogatchnik)